Areas in three states controlled by fighters loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar are being heavily bombarded and clashes are continuing in oil-producing Unity state even as delegates start to arrive in Addis Ababa for peace talks.

December 2013

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U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brien calls for an end to the fighting in South Sudan during a visit to a United Nations Protection of Civilians camp in Juba. O'Brien was in South Sudan from July 22-25, 2015.